This report analyzes and forecasts all the applications in which printable electronics (PE) is being used or is likely to be used in the next eight years. It is based on ongoing primary and secondary research in this rapidly growing area and will be essential reading to materials and equipment firms, as well as technology developers and investors considering their future in this rapidly emerging sector.

Printed Electronics is attracting serious and growing attention from VCs and leading firms in the materials, specialty chem., semiconductor, consumer electronics and other sectors. New firms are springing up. Substantial investments are being made by both strategic investors and VCs. Factories are being built. And the first products are appearing.

It is firmly believed that within the next couple of years PE will become an industry addressing huge applications markets with sophisticated products, much as the semiconductor industry does now. However, we have also concluded that the opportunities in this sector will vary considerably from application to application.

Within each application, we see the most valuable opportunities arising in different parts of the
supply chain. For some applications the best opportunities lie in materials. In others it's the basic devices; TFTs, memories, OLEDs. In yet others, the money, we believe, will be made at the applications level; in specific RFID, display, or photovoltaic products for example.

This report tracks all the applications to which printed electronics is being applied and shows where the opportunities lie. It also shows how opportunities in PE are likely to shift over time as improved manufacturing equipment and materials become available. Some firms, long committed to printing as a manufacturing technology, have found current functional printing technology hard to scale up to full production. How and when will that change? This is just one of the many questions that this report answers.

Other questions that this report tackles: What will be the impact on PE applications of the new inorganic conductive inks beginning to make it to the market? What are the likely timetables in each of the applications areas considered for products to shift to the more sophisticated and useful? And how are business models in each application likely to change over time?

Chapter Three Printed Lighting3.1 Types of printed lighting3.1.1 OLED3.1.2 Electroluminescent3.2 Current and future applications for printed lighting3.2.1 Backlighting for consumer electronics and automobiles3.2.2 General illumination3.2.3 Architectural lighting3.2.4 Games, toys and novelties3.2.5 Other3.3 The firms that are shaping the printed lighting market3.4 Eight-year forecasts of printed lighting markets2.4.1 What has changed in the past year2.4.2 Summary of forecasts

Chapter Four Printed Sensors4.1 What parts of the sensor can be printed?4.2 Current and future applications for printed sensors4.2.2 Medical diagnostics4.2.3 Genetic and proteomic research and testing4.2.4 Environmental monitoring4.2.5 Smart skins, electronic noses and electronic tongues4.2.3 Smart packaging4.2.4 Smart textiles4.2.5 Military and homeland security applications4.3 The firms that are shaping the printed sensors4.4 Eight-year forecasts of printed sensor markets4.4.1 What has changed in the past year4.4.2 Summary of forecasts

Chapter Five Printed RFID5.1 Printed RFID technology5.1.1 Antennas5.1.2 Tags5.1.3 Memory5.2 Current and future applications for printed RFID5.2.1 Palette-level tagging5.2.2 Item-level tagging5.2.3 Animal and people tracking5.2.4 Other applications5.3 The firms that are shaping the printed RFID market5.3.1 Antennas5.3.2 Tags5.3.3 Memory5.4 Eight-year forecasts of printed RFID markets5.4.1 What has changed in the past year5.4.2 Summary of forecasts

Chapter Six Printed Photovoltaics6.1 Printed photovoltaics technology6.1.1 Silicon6.1.2 CIS/CIGS6.1.3 Organic and hybrid6.2 Current and future applications for printed photovoltaics6.2.1 Central generation and large projects6.2.2 Building integrated systems6.2.3 Consumer electronics6.2.4 Military and homeland security6.2.5 Other applications6.3 The firms that are shaping the printed photovoltaics market6.4 Eight-year forecasts of printed photovoltaics markets6.4.1 What has changed in the past year6.4.2 Summary of forecasts

Chapter Seven Printed Batteries7.1 Printed battery chemistries7.2 Current and future applications for printed batteries7.2.1 RFID7.2.2 Smart cards7.2.3 Medical devices7.2.4 Sensors7.2.5 Displays and consumer devices7.2.6 Military and homeland security7.2.7 Other applications7.3 The firms that are shaping the printed battery market7.4 Eight-year forecasts of printed battery markets7.4.1 What has changed in the past year7.4.2 Summary of forecasts

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